The archive of all headlines from July 18, 2017, organized by time of publication.
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The Detwiller fire spread across thousands of acres overnight, prompting sheriff’s officials to order evacuations as flames crept closer to residential neighborhoods. Education
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Tens of thousands of people who took out private loans to pay for college may get their debts wiped away because documents proving who owns the loans are missing.At the center is one group, National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, that owns $12 billion in loans and has lost court cases over missing documents.
It remains to be seen whether Trump’s engagement will help nudge Republican senators who remain deeply skeptical of their own party’s healthcare plan. CALIFORNIA
Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah said they would oppose the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.The announcement leaves Senate Republican leaders short of the necessary votes to begin debate, and for now, President Trump’s effort to replace Obamacare is over.
Mike Lee and Jerry Moran come out against measure to repeal and replace Obamacare, making it all but impossible for bill to reach floor in current form
With all Senate Democrats opposed, the announcements from Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas were enough to kill the current bill. CALIFORNIA
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Mike Lee and Jerry Moran come out against latest effort to repeal and replace Obamacare, preventing bill from reaching Senate floor in current form
Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah said they would oppose the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.The announcement leaves Senate Republican leaders short of the necessary votes to begin debate.
The university's announcement came the same day the Los Angeles Times reported that Puliafito associated with criminals and drug users who said he abused methamphetamine and other drugs.An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of a USC med school dean
Republican Mitch McConnell calls for vote on clean repeal, after senators Mike Lee and Jerry Moran come out against latest effort to replace Obamacare
The university's announcement came after the Los Angeles Times reported that Carmen A. Puliafito associated with criminals and drug users who said he abused methamphetamine and other drugs.An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of a USC med school dean
Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah said they would oppose the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving it two votes short.President Trump said Congress should “start from a clean slate,” and Senator Mitch McConnell said he would push a measure to repeal the law now and replace it within two years.
Republican Mitch McConnell calls for vote on clean repeal, after senators Mike Lee and Jerry Moran come out against latest effort to replace Obamacare
Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah said they would oppose the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving it two votes short.President Trump said Congress should “start from a clean slate,” and Senator Mitch McConnell said he would push a measure to repeal the law now and replace it within two years.
In a break with party leaders and activists in California and Washington, eight Republicans joined with Democrats to continue the cap-and-trade program. L.A. Now
Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah said they would oppose the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving it two votes short.President Trump said Congress should “start from a clean slate,” and Senator Mitch McConnell said he would push a measure to repeal the law now and replace it within two years.
Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah said they would oppose the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving it short.President Trump said Congress should “start from a clean slate.” Senator Mitch McConnell said he would push a measure to repeal the law now and replace it later.
Republican Mitch McConnell calls for vote on clean repeal, after senators Mike Lee and Jerry Moran come out against latest effort to replace Obamacare
Fernando Ramirez came to a desolate stretch of Boyle Heights with other protesters to once again declare war against a growing number of neighborhood art galleries and what he and other activists fear they foreshadow: a wave of gentrification. Politics
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Mitch McConnell calls for vote on clean repeal, after Mike Lee and Jerry Moran come out against latest effort to replace Obamacare
Unable to advance legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republicans are now looking at an alternative that would cause even more widespread disruption to the nation’s healthcare system and throw millions more Americans off the insurance rolls. Politics
Unable to advance legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republicans are looking at an alternative that could throw millions more Americans off the insurance rolls.
Mitch McConnell says he will pursue a repeal of Obamacare after Republicans failed to coalesce around a bill of their own. It could crack the deep divisions already exposed by the debate
Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah said they would oppose the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving it short.President Trump said Congress should “start from a clean slate.” Senator Mitch McConnell said he would push a measure to repeal the law now and replace it later.
Irakly «Ike» Kaveladze, 52, of Huntington Beach, was the eighth individual at the controversial meeting in June 2016, The Times has learned.
With the health bill in tatters, Senator Mitch McConnell pushed for a vote on a measure that would repeal major parts of Obamacare without a replacement.But that plan also appeared to collapse when three senators immediately declared their opposition.
Irakly «Ike» Kaveladze, 52, of Huntington Beach, was the eighth individual at the controversial meeting in June 2016, The Times has learned. GOP Health Plan
Frustrated president still lacks major legislative achievements six months into tenure as Republican defections in Senate doom replacement healthcare bill
The president's unusual concentration on repealing what his predecessor did, rather than putting forward initiatives of his own, has hampered his effectiveness to a remarkable degree.